More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. How many members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council are elected from amongst Graduates and Teachers from 7 divisions of Maharashtra?
A)12 Members
B)22 Members
C)7 Members
D)25 Members
Answer: 7 Members
- Q. How many districts are in Maharashtra?
A)36 Districts
B)46 Districts
C)26 Districts
D)56 Districts
Answer: 36 Districts
- Q. The Maratha Resurrection was the period between the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and capture of Najibabad in _____
A)1772
B)1774
C)1770
D)1776
Answer: 1772
- Q. In which year was Bombay renamed as Mumbai?
A)1995
B)2000
C)1990
D)2005
Answer: 1995
- Q. When President’s rule has been imposed for the first time in Maharashtra
A)1980
B)1982
C)1974
D)1986
Answer: 1980
- Q. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
A)William Guyer Hunter
B)N. G. Chandavarkar
C)John Wilson
D)Raymond West
Answer: John Wilson
- Q. Which Act in 1960 given the creation of the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat
A)Bombay_Gujarat Reorganization Act
B)Reorganization Act
C)Gujarat Reorganization Act
D)Bombay Reorganization Act
Answer: Bombay Reorganization Act
- Q. What is the ambit of Shravan Bal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana of Maharashtra?
A)Medicines
B)Insurance
C)Pension
D)Free Food Grains
Answer: Pension
- Q. Which country is comparable to the size of Maharashtra?
A)Oman
B)Tunisia
C)Uganda
D)Hungary
Answer: Oman
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nashik
C)Ahmednagar
D)Solapur
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. During Quit India movement, in which of the following districts a parallel government was formed
A)Ahmed Nagar
B)Pune
C)Sangli
D)Satara
Answer: Satara
- Q. Who is also known as the “the second founder of the Maratha State.”
A)Baji Rao I
B)Sambhaji
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Chhatrapati Shahu
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
- Q. What is the Demonym for the people of Maharashtra?
A)Punekars
B)Maharashtrian
C)Marathis
D)Mumbaikar
Answer: Maharashtrian
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s governor in 1992?
A)P. C. Alexander
B)S. M. Krishna
C)C. Subramaniam
D)S. C. Jamir
Answer: C. Subramaniam
- Q. Where is Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute located?
A)Mumbai
B)Nagpur
C)Pune
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. In which year, the construction of Gateway of India was completed
A)1917
B)1924
C)1911
D)1928
Answer: 1924
- Q. Who is the first Padma Shri Awardee of Maharashtra?
A)Zarina Currimbhoy
B)Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji
C)Asha Devi Aryanayakam
D)Digamber Vasudev Joglekar
Answer: Asha Devi Aryanayakam
- Q. Which of the following rivers in Maharashtra flows through a rift valley
A)Krishna
B)Godavari
C)Ghatprabha
D)Tapi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. Who established the first cotton mill in Bombay
A)Jamshedji Tata
B)Cowasjee Nanabhoy
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)Mafatlal
Answer: Cowasjee Nanabhoy
- Q. Which Park is also known as Sanjay Gandhi National Park?
A)Chandoli National Park
B)Bor National Park
C)Borivali National Park
D)Navegaon National Park
Answer: Borivali National Park
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